1958–59 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1958–59 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1958–59 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	18–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach	Tippy Dye (9th season);
Assistant coach	Joe Cipriano
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1957–58 1959–60 →

1958–59 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 California	14	–	2	.875	25	–	4	.862
Washington	11	–	5	.688	18	–	8	.692
UCLA	10	–	6	.625	16	–	9	.640
Stanford	10	–	6	.625	16	–	9	.640
USC	8	–	8	.500	15	–	11	.577
Oregon State	7	–	7	.500	13	–	13	.500
Idaho	6	–	10	.375	11	–	15	.423
Oregon	3	–	13	.188	9	–	16	.360
Washington State	3	–	13	.188	10	–	16	.385

As of April 15, 1959^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958–59 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1958–59 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tippy Dye, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 18–8 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, second in the standings.^[2]^[3]

Dye departed after the season in June to become athletic director at Wichita State,^[4] succeeded a month later by John Grayson, the head coach at Idaho State.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Final PCC hoop standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 1959. p. 17.
^ "Final PCC hoop standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1959. p. 1C.
^ "Dye accepts Wichita post". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 8, 1959. p. 2B.
^ "Huskies pick Idaho State coach for basketball post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 9.
^ "Grayson gets UW hoop job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 22.
^ "Huskies pick Idaho coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 1C.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1958–59 basketball season

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[fnstgs-2] "Final PCC hoop standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 1959. p. 17.

[ergfstg-3] "Final PCC hoop standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1959. p. 1C.

[dawp-4] "Dye accepts Wichita post". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 8, 1959. p. 2B.

[hpis-5] "Huskies pick Idaho State coach for basketball post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 9.

[6] "Grayson gets UW hoop job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 22.

[wwhps-7] "Huskies pick Idaho coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 1C.

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